Village · Shahpura, Dindori # Barbaspur Barbaspur is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 320 people in 91 households, the 260th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 320 people (2011) - 91 households - 49.5% literacy - 1,065 females per 1,000 males ## Barbaspur PIN code and other codes Barbaspur falls in Shahpura sub-district, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Shahpura - Census village code 491548 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barbaspur from nearby towns? - Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Dindori (district HQ) 74 km by road - Shahpura (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barbaspur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Barbaspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Manikpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shahpura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpura - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barbaspur known for? About 51% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barbaspur Of every 100 households in Barbaspur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barbaspur · ■ Shahpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 39% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 100% 80% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 0% 8% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 91% 75% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barbaspur? ■ Barbaspur · ■ Shahpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 49.5% 59.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1065 1006 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1136 967 - Working population 68.1% 57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.4% for men and 42.9% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 19 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 116 (53%) · ■ Other work 12 (6%) · ■ Marginal 71 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura - Pindrai Ryt. 328 people - Tikara Maheshpuri 325 people - Ishanpura Ryt. 322 people - Pindrai Mal. 321 people - Sunwarsa Mal. 317 people - Kapa Mal.Deogaon 307 people - Khaipani Ryt. 307 people - Badhaigarh Ryt. 297 people All 316 villages in Shahpura ## Quick answers - How far is Barbaspur from Dindori? 74 km by road - What is the population of Barbaspur? 320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barbaspur in? Dindori district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barbaspur? 49.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dindori/shahpura/barbaspur-491548/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.